Gav's 101.

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Originally Posted by Homestar

Thanks - that’s actually not a single phase input unit. The specs show 3 phase input and when I asked the vendor about this he changed the title and told me to pretty much sod off. Not the most helpful person I’ve ever dealt with that’s for sure. 😁

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I'll take a photo of mine , I got it and the 3 phase motor from a Sparky in QLD , swapped it for a Iveco transfer case mount I machined from billet. (I make them from alloy castings now that Chazza on here pours for me)

Speaking of bad descriptions on eBay , I bought what I thought was a pair of 'shocks" , from a Vendor ,, when only one arrived I complained and asked for the other one , they changed the description to read 'shock' and are trying to blame me. luckily I took a screen capture of the original advert from my cache.

Well the first job for the lathe is here ready to go - just need the lathe now... 😆

Thankfully there’s no rush, but it will give me something to do when it gets here. Will be an interesting setup and fixture too. Might start a seperate thread on the lathe, or maybe an Aussie Machining Youtube channel? 👍

"Fitting and Turning in a Mankini Down Under."......... [bighmmm]

Really I don't know what I ever did before I had a home lathe and milling machine,
Its unbelievable how much I use mine and the first few jobs I did well and truly paid for itself.

Ive got a crappy Chinese clone mill but it does the job if I go slow. I secretly hope it blows up so I can justify a Bridgeport .

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Really I don't know what I ever did before I had a home lathe and milling machine,

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I know, you used a bow type thing with a cord attached & pushed & pulled it back & forth depending on what speed you required. No engine power, no electrical power just buggered at the end of the day.[smilebigeye]

Ah hang about, that was the McPhersons 5/8" Pedestal Drill. OOPS!

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Originally Posted by Pedro_The_Swift

"Fitting and Turning in a Mankini Down Under."......... [bighmmm]

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I want people to tune in, not throw up! 😆

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Originally Posted by goingbush

Really I don't know what I ever did before I had a home lathe and milling machine,
Its unbelievable how much I use mine and the first few jobs I did well and truly paid for itself.

Ive got a crappy Chinese clone mill but it does the job if I go slow. I secretly hope it blows up so I can justify a Bridgeport .

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The mill that is coming is a cheaper Chinese mill, but will keep me out of trouble for a bit. Interestingly, the lathe I bought is Chinese too - but built in the 1970’s So a very different proposition to what comes from there today and it’s considered to be a decent quality machine.

These are still being made as the B and C series to this day which are virtually identical in all functionality and specs. - China Ca Series of Lathe Machine (Lathe CA6240 CA6250 CA6266 CA6280) - China Lathe, Lathe Machine

Doubtful they would have built basically the same lathe for over 40 years if it wasn’t half decent.

Jeeezuz, that'd be playing with fire & one's privates if the works got caught up with the gear. My eyes just smarted.[bighmmm]

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Originally Posted by Homestar

The mill that is coming is a cheaper Chinese mill, but will keep me out of trouble for a bit. Interestingly, the lathe I bought is Chinese too - but built in the 1970’s So a very different proposition to what comes from there today and it’s considered to be a good quality machine.

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The mill that is coming is a cheaper Chinese mill, but will keep me out of trouble for a bit.

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Bloody hell now you tell me! If I'd known that I'd have bought one for just living day to day.[bigsad][biggrin]

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Originally Posted by 4bee

Jeeezuz, that'd be playing with fire & one's privates if the works got caught up with the gear. My eyes just smarted.[bighmmm]

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It would be more that capable of ripping any part off you then beating you to death with the bloodied stump. 😁